Decorating material



Marh 1s, 1930.

yW. G. JOPSON DECORATING MATERIAL Filed Aug. 3, 1926 Vlio v unnecessaryto twist if it is desired to prov Patented Mar. 18, 1930 "UNITEDfsrAffrs-fs :1P ATE NT omet 'WILLIAM G. JCP-SON, OF WILLIAMSEORT,EN-NSYLVANIA, `ASSIGYNORVTIO ZC. ,A.-..R,EED

COMPANY, OF WILLIAMSPOR'I, PENNSYLVANIA, CORPORATONVOF DELAWAREDECB'A'TN'G MATERIAL l Application-,filed 'August 3, '1926. Serial No.126,'861.

`This invention relatesto' decorating material of that general typeconimonlyformed of flexiblesheet material such as fabric or plain orcreped paper. As heretofore made any number of strips of the desiredcolor or colors have been arranged in superposed relation and fastenedtogether along their longitudinal median portions by any suitable meansas by one or more lines of stitching, the strips being slit inwardlyfrom opposite edges toward the median lportion where they are attachedto each other at right angles to the length of the strips. This producesfringe elements which project outwardly from a central axial ribrepresented by the uncut median portion of the strips. In order toproduce the desired rounded effect it isthen neeessary to twist thestrips about their median portions as an axis. vWhen this material hasbeen formed of crepe paper, the creping folds have extended laterally ofthe strip, the slits thus extending longitudinally of these folds. Thisresults in the fringe elements being relatively stiz spine like elementsreinforced against lateral bending by the creping folds.

According to the present invention a fluffier, softer materiali'sproduced which it is duce the desired rounded form, although it maybe twisted if desired. In the formation of this material from crepepaper the elements are cut from thel paper across the creping foldsrather than longitudinally thereof so that soft, yieldable elementsrather than the relatively stiff elements produced by cutting with thecrepefolds result. These soft elements may be fluffed up and produce arounded pliant rope effect without necessitating twisting. j

One method of making this material is to fix the strips together alongtheir median portions as heretofore by a flexible medium only and ifcrepe paper is used with the creping folds extending laterally, andcutting in diagonally toward the median portion rather thanperpendicularly. Thisrnot only produces softer fringe elements, but theyare also of greater length for the same width of strip and theirinclined arrangement at their junction with the uncut elements alsohelps vtain ones of 'the strips may be-slit diagonally,

wvith the grain running lengthwise ori'crosse wisel 'of the strip, forcottony or vother fffibrou's or fiexfible material havingaglraimthefringe elements being 'cut on `the bias o'r across f the It isalso apparent that" the `fstri'p's portion by gluing or @by any fathergsuiftable method, so ylong as lthe.inaterialii'sipliant or limplongitudinally so ias` itobe suitable kfor 4aise as a decorative ropeand falso 1Vthat cer- Aothers -beingslit perpendicularllyiffdesired. Foralniore complete understanding of invention reference :may fbehadito'ithe .accompanyifngidrawings, in which 'y VFigure "l representsla fragmentary plan `off-a plurality ofcrepe'paper vstrips .fixedtogether. Y f f 'FigureQis an end elevation ofthelsarne.

Figure '3 'illustrates the same -`c`onstruction Abut *showing the`strips `-as outA inwardly fir'om their edges jalong diagonallines toipro'du'ce the fringe elements. I

Figure 4 illustrates a f portion -of theistrips ftlus cut fluffed to'produce fthe 'rounded irop'e veA ect.

the completed f'ringaropefor ife's't'o'on. v

Figure 6 is an elevation showingaffurther modification. j l

'Y Referring to Figures 11 lto 45, lthe vfsiblje'ct matter of theinvention beingfshown L'by way Vhave been cut in this manner they-inaylbe :100

luffedas by rolling between the hands, twisting,`or by any othertreatment which causes Vthe fringe-elements to become more vor less 'itially uniform effect'.

' crinkled and to extend 'about the median portion o f the strips in agenerally roundedmass yof strand simulating elements ofv` soft fleX-ible natura-this being illustrated-between the points a and b ofFigure'll and also in Figure 5. As the lines of. creping Y extendYthereacross causingthe fringe elements to befvery;

leXible and soft, they' are easily fluifed into the desired rounded ropeform. By cutting 'inwardly in oppositely inclined 'directions fromopposite sides thestrands are substantially symmetrically related tothemedian portion so that theytend to extendl in the same general directionlongitudi-nally of the'combe cut inthe same direction on opposite sides,those 'von one siden being inclined 1n one d1- rection and those on theVoppositev side in the opposite direction lengthwise of the strip, if Y,4 this effect were desired..` Should' the Vmaterial fA be so. madeandtwisted itwould producev op- Apositely disposed spiral effects.v

In Figure 6- a stillfurtherfmodiiication lis y shown inrwhich differentlayers or strips are cut inwardly in opposite directions from theirmargins.v As shown the slits are alternately L in opposite directions inadjacent superposed strips and as shown the line of slitting on'oppositesides-of the median portion are in the same direction ratherthanoppositely inlclined as inthe construction shown in Figures 3,4and6. It is evident, however, that they might be inclinedoppositely onopposite sides n of the medianA line and alsothat, if desired,

the fringe elements of certain Vstrips might be l formed byV inclinedslits and those of other Ynature pleted fringe material and presentasubstan- 1 0f course they might y 3. Decorating material ycomprisingsupery. 'i

posed flexible' strips fastenedtogether Yalong longitudinalY medianportions, `each strip being slit inwardlyfrom its edgesdiagonally,

the direction of inclination of the'slits in certain strips beingreversed with vrespect tor toward saidxmediumline to form fringeelements.

' strips byfslits at lright angles to the-length of the strips.

Wherey otherf materials than crepe paper, Y

' i but having a grain are employed, thisgrain should run eitherlongitudinally orlaterally I of the strips so as to be cutacross by thediag- V y, onal incisions similarly i pendedclaims.l

to the folds ofthe crepe paper,"

Certain embodiments ofthis invention hav- I f l,ing 'thus-beendescribed, it is alsoapparent v that various other Vmodifications mightbe made without departingV from; thel spiritl or scope of the inventionas defined by the ap.

' f1. Pliant decorating materialicomprising y :superposed stripsfastened togetherY along their longitudinal median portions with 'a fflexible medium yonly and eut inwardlyfdiagonally from `their portions.

v 2.V Pliant edges toward said median decorating "fringe 'material ofelements.

` crepepaper having the creping vfoldsY extend- -ing ata-an Y angle tothelengthof the fringe l '105 Y l.

c f so In testimony whereof I havey aiiXed my sigl -WI-LLAM eJorsoN.Y

